FEVER

Fever

Fever is one of the most common medical signs and is characterized by an elevation of body temperature above the normal range of due to an increase in the temperature regulatory set-point. This increase in set-point triggers increased muscle tone and chills.

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fever

Noun

  1. A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
    "I have a fever. I think I've caught a cold."
  2. Any of various diseases.
    scarlet fever
  3. A state of excitement (of a person or people).
  4. A group of stingrays.

Verb

  1. To put into a fever; to affect with fever.
    a fevered lip
    The white hand of a lady fever thee. — Shakespeare.


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